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He Panui – 10 September 2019

On behalf of the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board, we wish to inform our Ngati Tuwharetoa whānau that our CEO, Topia Rameka has taken up a fixed-term opportunity with the public service.

From 7 October 2019 he will take on the inaugural role of Deputy Chief Executive – Māori, at the Department of Corrections for a period of three years.

Topia will stay involved in the mahi of the Trust Board in an advisory capacity during this time and remains committed to supporting our kaupapa – Mahi Rangatira ki te Iwi. In light of this, the Trust Board is currently considering the appointment of an Acting Chief Executive for the next three years – an announcement will be made shortly.

We have been very fortunate to have had the leadership of Topia over the past five years as CEO, where he has led a very capable team that has grown from strength to strength and recorded some considerable achievements over that time.

We are very proud that he will be contributing to a major area impacting Māori across Aotearoa and will be working towards ensuring there is a committed Māori voice at the decision-making table, with respect to Te Ao Māori, to tackle the over-representation of Māori in our prisons, breaking the cycle of reoffending and reversing the status quo.

We wish Topia all the best – he has our full support and encouragement as he takes up this opportunity.